Sinai, the reigning Express-Times
Player of the Year, finished an incredible sophomore
season with a
26-1 record, an undefeated regular season,
a district Class
AAA singles
title and a third-place finish at the state
tournament.

The Patriots return the core
of last year's
8-6 team with Sinai the anchor at No. 1 singles.
Coach Jeff Young needs to replace Bill Leeson
at No. 2 singles.
Ross
Sonnenblick and Doug Leeson could fill that
void.

Parkland again is the team to beat in the LVC.
Nick Kshatri returns am moves up to No. 1 singles, and Peter Harrison jumps from the
doubles lineup to No. 2 singles. Nate Lyman looks to have a grip on third
singles for the Trojans.

Easton is young and talented and without a senior on its
roster. Junior Ryan Betts, freshman Leland Addison and sophomore Sergio Montes
will hold down the singles spots.

"I'm very optimistic," Easton coach Joe Rossi said. "We have
lots of first-time players but there is also lots of talent. I'm very confident
that we have what it takes to win and be successful.

Barbara Vanbuskirk leads the
boys team at Nazareth after having developed a steady
Blue Eagles' girls program. She is relying on returners Calvin Carpenter, Mile
Palmeri, Jorey Ferraro and Mike Fisher to help
the team reach its goal of qualifying for district
playoffs.

Bethlehem Catholic needs to fill some holes in its lineup but
has a good deal of returning talent. Niko Franekic, Ryan Schmidt and C.J. Horn
figure to be the Golden Hawks' top singles players.

Liberty was young and
inexperienced last year and finished 3-11.
Coach Leo Schnalzer hopes those growing pains
will turn into victories this spring. Junior Brendan Cunningham and seniors
Chris Kapcsos
and Chris Snow lead the Hurricanes.